Works Well: Bargain truffles mixed with sea salt

Truffles normally sell for more than $20 an ounce. You can get a truffle flavor for about $6 an ounce via truffle salt.

Jim Hillibish

Truffles normally sell for more than $20 an ounce. You can get a truffle flavor for about $6 an ounce via truffle salt. These are 10 percent finely cut truffles in sea salt.

Casina Rossa’s product is made from black summer truffles from Umbra, Italy, and sea salt from the caves at Emilia Romagna. It costs $7 an ounce. FungusAmongUs takes the prize for best name with lowest cost — $4.18 an ounce.